On the Frontlines of COVID-19: Dr. Wilma Rowe and Physician Assistant Jessica Hagner Appear on "Medoscopy"

Wilma A. Rowe, M.D., Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer with Mercy Health Services and Mercy Medical Center, and Mercy physician assistant Jessica Hagner, PA-C, are guests for the hospital's ongoing talk show series, "Medoscopy," airing on Facebook Watch.

A 30-minute pre-taped program that explores the background and lives of Mercy clinicians, patients and others, Medoscopy was launched in spring 2022 and airs in two 15-minute segments. Past episodes of Medoscopy are available for viewing on Mercy's YouTube channel.

In this latest installment, Dr. Rowe and Ms. Hagner discuss their work together during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering personal and professional insight into tackling the medical crisis.

Both touched on the impact of the passing of Mercy's chief of critical care, Dr. Joseph Costa, who succumbed to COVID-19 in July 2020, and whose story became national news, featured on CNN with Anderson Cooper, and NBC Today.

In addition, Dr. Rowe discussed her foray into banking before entering medicine, and her interest in "growing and making things," from raising a bumper crop of homegrown fruits and vegetables, to making everything from homemade vinegar to mugs and t-shirts.

Jessica traced her roots in medicine back to her father, a physical therapist, and her grandmother, a nurse; she also discussed an interesting trip in her youth to Rome where she took part in a papal audience.

Medoscopy is filmed on the campus of Mercy Medical Center in downtown Baltimore with video, sound, and lighting by Zinnia Film.

View Part 1 of Medoscopy with Dr. Rowe and Jessica Hagner.

View Part 2 of Medoscopy with Dr. Rowe and Jessica Hagner.